Mental Health
26 Feb 2024
UKRI Targets Health Inequalities in Rural and Coastal Areas with New Initiative
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has taken a step forward in addressing health inequalities with a series of innovative projects under its Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities Programme....
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19 Feb 2024
Addressing the Silent Crisis: Mental Health in the Rural and Farming Communities
Last week marked the annual “Mind Your Head” campaign, spearheaded by the Farm Safety Foundation, also known as Yellow Wellies. This initiative is crucial for spotlighting the mental health challenges...
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02 Feb 2024
National Rural Mental Health Forum Examining Gender Based Violence
The National Rural Mental Health Forum, run by the mental health charity Change Mental Health, continues its online seminars tackling some of the pressing issues in rural communities. On the...
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06 Nov 2023
Government complacent over rural mental health
The Government this week published its response to the EFRA (Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs) Committee report which was published in May. Despite the EFRA Report finding worrying conclusions as...
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25 Oct 2023
Two Generations’ Latest Homeshare Webinar
Chaired by Luciana Berger, CEO of iNHouse Communications, and a former Managing Director at Edelman, where she specialised in health policy, Luciana was previously the Member of Parliament for Liverpool...
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23 Oct 2023
Farming charity sees alarming increase in calls for help
The Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN) which supports farming and horticultural communities has said it had seen a 90% increase to its helpline in a year – taking 171 calls...
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18 Sep 2023
Warning that government must act now to avoid cost-of-living suicide rise in rural communities
A new stark warning from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) reveals the true picture of mental health concerns in rural areas. Following a Roundtable event looking at...
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31 Jul 2023
RSN Chief Executive on BBC Radio 4 talking about rural services
Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network Kerry Booth featured on Farming Today on Monday 31st July talking about rural services. Here’s the discussion she had with presenter Charlotte Smith...
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19 May 2023
MPs say poor transport to mental health services causing crisis in rural England
The Guardian reports the lack of transport to mental health services is causing a crisis in England’s rural communities, MPs have said. A report, compiled from 50 submissions and 11...
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26 Apr 2023
North East based business develops innovative solution to get ahead of mental health concerns in the workplace
The importance of maintaining good mental health in the workplace has been well publicised with employers increasingly investing time and money into supporting their workforce and making efforts to reduce...
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